Using FPGAs in consumer electronics

摘要

IN COST-SENSITIVE CONSUMER-ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS, CUSTOMIZATION IS A HIGHLY DESIRABLE FEATURE FOR DIFFERENTIATING YOUR PRODUCT FROM COMPETITORS' OFFERINGS. THE INCLUSION OF FPGAs CAN BE AFFORDABLE, EVEN IN LOW-RANGE AND MIDRANGE PRODUCTS, BUT STILL ALLOWS CUSTOMIZATION THROUGH SOME UNIQUE FEATURES.rnIT MAY SEEM ODD TO BE READING ABOUT ANALOG-AUDIO AND -VIDEO PROCESSING WHEN THE INDUSTRY IS CURRENTLY FOCUSING ON THE ANALOG TRANSMISSION SWITCH-OFF AND THE DIGITAL-BROADCASTING SUCCESSOR. HOWEVER, FOR LEGACY REASONS AND BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN DEMAND FROM MARKETS THAT HAVE LATER SWITCH-OFF DATES, SUCH AS EAST EUROPE, INDIA, AND SOUTH AMERICA, IT IS LIKELY THAT ANALOG DECODING WILL BE A REQUIREMENT WELL INTO THE NEXT DECADE.